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# What Are Beam Clamps Used For?

Supports, Clamps & Brackets · Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps) · Application guide

Typical applications, the industries that specify beam clamps, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Beam Clamps are used for carrying or reinforcing a run of pipe, tray or rail, with separate bolts or rods making the final fixing. They are manufactured to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps), and selection is driven by the nominal size, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

- **Primary duty:** Carrying or reinforcing a run of pipe, tray or rail, with separate bolts or rods making the final fixing
- **Governing standard:** Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps)
- **Category:** Supports, Clamps & Brackets

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

![What Are Beam Clamps Used For? application image](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Beam-Clamps-Tiger-Clamps.webp)

Beam Clamps are used primarily for carrying or reinforcing a run of pipe, tray or rail, with separate bolts or rods making the final fixing. This page lists the industries and assemblies where they are specified, the selection criteria that matter for each application, installation practice, and the cases where a different fastener type is the correct choice. Parts are supplied to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps).

## Typical Applications for Beam Clamps

The most common settings where these are specified:

- **General machine building:** fastening covers, brackets, motors and sub-assemblies on production equipment.
- **Maintenance & repair (MRO):** a stocked size for servicing existing plant where the original fastener spec must be matched.
- **Fabrication & metalwork:** bench and on-site assembly of steel frames, enclosures and weldments.

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**US$0.0336**MOQ 5,000 pieces

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**US$0.12 – 7.20**MOQ 500 pieces

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**US$1.20 – 12.00**MOQ 10 pieces

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**US$0.024 – 0.36**MOQ 1,000 pieces

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Toothed Beam Clamp · Steel

**US$0.0012 – 0.0024**MOQ 1,000 pieces

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## How to Specify Beam Clamps for Your Application

- **Size:** Match the size to the mating part — see the dimension table below for each option.
- **Material:** Choose the material and finish for the service environment — plated steel for general use, stainless for corrosion resistance.
- **Environment:** For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
- **Standard:** This product is supplied to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

## Where Beam Clamps Are Not the Right Choice

Match the fastener to the load, environment and whether the joint must be reopened; the wrong class or style is the usual cause of joint failure.

Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing

## Need a beam clamps outside the standard range?

The geometry is whatever the drawing says. A machined component has no standard to depart from, so the drawing and the tolerance scheme are the whole specification. Made by milling or stamping.

Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.

[Custom support & bracket manufacturing](https://engineeringhardware.com/custom/supports/)[Send a drawing](https://engineeringhardware.com/custom/supports/#rfq)

## Technical Drawing

Dimensioned line drawing of I-beam flange Beam Clamps to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps). Side view and top view, drawn to the dimensions in the table below and redrawn for any size selected.

- **Suspends:** threaded rod and pipe hangers
- **Material options:** zinc-plated carbon steel
- **Structural modification:** none — no drilling or welding

## Dimensions & Specifications (Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps))

| Clamps onto | Suspends | Material options | Structural modification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| I-beam flange | threaded rod and pipe hangers | zinc-plated carbon steel | none — no drilling or welding |
| C-channel | threaded rod and cable trays | zinc-plated carbon steel | none — no drilling or welding |
| I-beam flange | threaded rod and pipe hangers | cast iron | none — no drilling or welding |

Inside the plant

## Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

1. ![Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09-wire-rod-feed-cold-heading-machine.webp) 01 **Cold heading** Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail. Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.
2. ![Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/03-thread-rolling-machine-bolt-production.webp) 02 **Thread rolling** Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch. Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.
3. ![Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/05-heat-treatment-baskets-black-bolts.webp) 03 **Heat treatment** Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it. Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.
4. ![Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/23-zinc-plated-bolts-treatment-basket.webp) 04 **Surface treatment** Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list. Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are Beam Clamps used for?

Carrying or reinforcing a run of pipe, tray or rail, with separate bolts or rods making the final fixing. They are supplied to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps).

### Which industries use Beam Clamps?

They are commonly specified in general machine building, maintenance & repair (mro) and fabrication & metalwork, among other sectors.

### How do I choose the right size of Beam Clamps?

Match the size to the mating part using the dimension table on this page.

### Are Beam Clamps made to a recognized standard?

Yes — they are manufactured to Trade series (tiger-type beam clamps), so dimensions are interchangeable between suppliers when you quote the standard on your order.

### Can I get a quote for Beam Clamps in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.

## Related Pages

Product page: [Beam Clamps — specifications & sizes](https://engineeringhardware.com/fastener/beam-clamps/)

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